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Struggles. . .

I am struggling right now. Since school has ended and I have been home full-time with my kids, I am having difficulty balancing my duties as a wife and mother. I have trouble finding time to do my daily chores (i.e. dishes, picking up, straightening up, vacuuming, etc). let alone my weekly ones (laundry, cleaning). I just don’t know when I’m supposed to do those things. Lunch and dinner are even more chaotic because they require my full attention. I try my best to plan and prepare meals in advance, but unless it’s a casserole, I have to spend some time in front of the stove. I try to do my chores during the day, but whenever I leave the room my kids argue or get into stuff they’re not supposed to. If I put off my chores until the kids take a nap, I am usually too tired and only get a few things accomplished. I’ve been staying up late in the evenings to try and finish some stuff, but at the end of the day I’m utterly exhausted and don’t have the energy to scrub bathrooms, fold laundry,